Jim Collar column: Groups help ex-prisoners get back on track

7:50 AM,
Dec. 9, 2013

Jim Collar

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Jim Collar
Post-Crescent Media

Few in our communities are more vulnerable than those with little to their names beyond a prison record.

A Fox Valley group has assisted for the last three years in helping those recently released make that difficult transition into productivity.

Those with Community Circles of Support, a volunteer-based program of Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin, say it isn't their job to do the hard work for those recently released. They do, however, help uncover the right path. ...